Chapter 94

Whoosh!

A palace adorned with dragon‑pattern engravings sped through the Black Prison Abyss.

Behind it, a Black Shuttle pursued relentlessly, but their speeds were vastly different, making it hard for the Black Shuttle to catch up for a while.

Inside the palace, Venerable Mo Feng, Venerable Nine Swords, Venerable Chi Yan, and Lord Yunfeng all let out a sigh of relief.

Especially Lord Yunfeng, who felt immense relief.

This time he fell for a scheme by the Yao Clan's Venerable Wuguang; while the others might have escaped, he alone had nearly all the Yao Clan's attention on him, making his death almost certain.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Zhou Yu intervened.

"Domain Lord, this time I truly owe you." Lord Yunfeng looked at Zhou Yu with gratitude.

Just moments ago, Zhou Yu first employed a secret technique to counter the Yao Clan Venerable's domain, then produced a top‑tier palace treasure, granting them escape capabilities comparable to their opponent's.

Although both travel at sub‑light speed, there are differences in speed; for instance, Venerable Mo Feng's flying palace treasure is faster than a Cosmic Venerable's physical flight, while the Nightmare Emperor possesses a top‑tier palace treasure that flies even faster.

Even more frightening, the Nightmare Emperor also possesses a sealing‑type supreme treasure called the Black Star, which can completely seal a palace treasure.

Originally, they would have struggled to escape, but fortunately Zhou Yu also produced a top‑tier palace treasure, enabling their getaway.

"Since we came here together, I could not possibly stand by and watch you be annihilated." Zhou Yu smiled faintly.

The palace he produced was actually a high‑grade supreme treasure he had exchanged for in the Human Race's treasury—the Nine Dragon Hall—this treasure is nearly a top‑tier palace supreme treasure, costing Zhou Yu 800 supreme treasure points, almost enough to trade for an ordinary peak supreme treasure.

However, Zhou Yu did not fully activate this treasure at the moment, making it appear merely as a top‑tier palace treasure.

"Yunfeng, no matter what, you were far too careless to fall for the scheme so easily." Venerable Mo Feng and the others were quite dissatisfied.

"I was blinded by the treasure; once we escape, I promise the benefits will not be lacking." Lord Yunfeng sighed.

"That's about right."

Venerable Chi Yan nodded.

While the human race folk were speaking, inside the Black Shuttle behind them, the Yao Clan venerables were also discussing.

"These humans actually happen to have a top‑tier palace treasure, and it seems not much inferior to the Nightmare Emperor's Black Cloud Shuttle." A Yao Clan venerable frowned.

"Wuguang, you should prepare for failure." Another Yao Clan venerable spoke.

"No matter what, we cannot let them go easily; I will summon others to intercept them." Venerable Wuguang said.

"Summon more people?"

Numerous Yao Clan venerables were stunned; intercepting that ahead top‑tier palace treasure is no easy task, and although Venerable Wuguang has summoned the Nightmare Emperor, can he afford to call upon other Overlord‑level beings?

While the other venerables were puzzled, the Nightmare Emperor's voice suddenly echoed in Venerable Wuguang's mind.

"Wuguang, have you noticed? What is the identity of that human?" the Nightmare Emperor said calmly.

"Nightmare Emperor, what do you mean?"

"Hmph, stop pretending. Yunfeng, Chiyan, Fengmo, and Jiunjian are instantly recognizable; who is the last one?" the Nightmare Emperor declared.

"You think I really haven't noticed at all?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Wuguang realized he could no longer conceal it, saying: "I'm not entirely sure either, but when that stranger venerable attacked, his divine power aura leaked a bit, and the way he countered my domain with his techniques seemed familiar—much like the methods used when my clan's Black Feather King was slain—so I suspect this person might be the Human Race's Domain Lord."

"Indeed it is him! The Insect Clan sent Venerable Deceptive Sound to assassinate this Domain Lord, but all attempts failed, and word spreads through the universe that he possesses a high‑grade soul supreme treasure," the Nightmare Emperor's eyes glinted with greed.

A high‑grade soul supreme treasure is even rarer than a high‑grade palace supreme treasure; many cosmic lords do not possess such a treasure.

A single high‑grade soul supreme treasure is worth at least one to two hundred ordinary supreme treasures—what immense wealth!

"This person is almost certainly the Domain Lord." the Nightmare Emperor said.

"During our recent clash, he blocked my attack with his bare body and emerged unharmed; the armor treasure he wears is clearly a supreme treasure, not an ordinary one, and combined with this top‑tier flying palace‑type treasure, few humans could produce such items."

"Even you, Nightmare Emperor, say that, so it seems almost certain." Venerable Wuguang sighed inwardly; he had intended to quietly contact his clan's strong warriors, but the Nightmare Emperor had noticed as well.

"Who are you planning to contact?" the Nightmare Emperor inquired.

"Our clan's Overlords Xinghua and Youfeng." Venerable Wuguang replied.

"Xinghua possesses a top‑tier domain‑type treasure; combined with my sealing supreme treasure, the Black Star, we have a good chance to suppress him. As for Youfeng, it's pointless to bring him along—it would just waste time." the Nightmare Emperor said calmly.

"Wuguang, you should understand—you can find people, and I can find people, but treasures are limited; how would we divide them if we brought too many?"

"I naturally understand." Venerable Wuguang said no more.

Within the Yao Clan, there are also eighteen royal clans; he originally intended to keep the benefits within his own branch, but since the Nightmare Emperor has noticed, there's nothing to be done.

After the Nightmare Emperor and Venerable Wuguang reached an agreement, they secretly began planning how to deal with Zhou Yu once reinforcements arrived.

However, what they did not expect was that within just a few days, events took an unexpected turn.

"What? Among the human race venerables we are pursuing, one is the Domain Lord?"

"Really? Where did this news come from?"

"It's absolutely true; the news has spread widely. Just ask around and you'll know. Moreover, the one spreading the news is surely one of us, and the message even specifies our exact location within the Black Prison Abyss."

The other Yao Clan venerables were first dumbfounded, then suddenly realized why Venerable Wuguang had spared no expense to seek additional help.

Was it merely to hunt down Lord Yunfeng? Really?

But if it were for that Domain Lord who possesses a high‑grade soul supreme treasure and many other treasures? No, he should now be a Domain Venerable.

"Wuguang, is it you?"

The Nightmare Emperor suddenly let out a low shout, glaring at Venerable Wuguang and coldly saying: "I only stopped you from summoning Youfeng together, yet you've spread the news completely? Are we both going to suffer losses?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Wuguang panicked and hurriedly said: "Nightmare Emperor, why would I do that? Besides, it's not just me who knows our current position—Xiguang and the others know as well."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other Yao Clan venerables became furious.

"Wuguang, so you already realized that was a Human Race Domain Venerable? We came to help you in good faith; hiding such a big matter from us is bad enough, but now you're even trying to pin the blame on us."

"Traitor, I truly misjudged you."

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After being scolded by the other venerables, Venerable Wuguang also came to his senses and, after pondering, said:

Maybe it was leaked from the human race side; think about it carefully—this Domain Realm Venerable is filthy rich, could there be no one among the humans eyeing his wealth? Perhaps they deliberately spread the news to muddy the waters and fish in troubled waters.

"Alright, talking about this is useless." the Nightmare Emperor coldly snorted:

"No matter who is spreading the news, anyway the news has already spread, so we must be quick; when Xing Hua arrives, we will act immediately."

Upon hearing this, Wu Guang Venerable could only nod.

"You few, you can leave now." the Nightmare Emperor then looked at the other few Monster Clan Venerables.

Several people were naturally unwilling to just leave like that, but eventually, under the Nightmare Emperor's gaze, they obediently left the Black Cloud Shuttle.

"Hmph, they want to eat alone? Not that simple." the departing Monster Clan Venerables all coldly snorted and began contacting their own people.

On the other side—

Inside Zhou Yu's Nine Dragon Hall, the Human Clan Venerables also quickly received news from within their clan.

"Zhou Yu, it's now certain that your news in the Black Prison Deep Abyss has been spread." Mo Feng Venerable said in a low voice.

"I've also heard of it, and the spread is even wider—not just the human clan, but the monster, insect, and machine clans, and even other races in the universe know." Zhou Yu looked sighful.

"The Black Prison Deep Abyss is special; once foreign powerhouses know you're here, it's hard for them not to have thoughts." the Yun Feng State Lord reminded.

Normally, it's hard to kill a Cosmic Venerable.

But this Black Prison Deep Abyss is different.

The reason he is full of confidence in finding help to hunt down Wu Guang Venerable is because of this environment.

And Wu Guang Venerable also deliberately chose this Black Prison Deep Abyss to scheme against him.

Likewise, normally even if foreign powerhouses knew Zhou Yu had many treasures, they might not think much of it, since after Zhou Yu broke through to Cosmic Venerable, the success rate of robbing him isn't high, but here it's different.

"Only we few know that Zhou Yu came to the Black Prison Deep Abyss; who leaked the news?"

Mo Feng Venerable coldly snorted, he glanced over everyone, his gaze focusing on Chi Yan Venerable and staying there.

"Mo Feng, do you suspect I leaked it?" Chi Yan Venerable instantly became angry.

"Mo Feng didn't say it was you, Chi Yan, why are you getting worked up?" the Yun Feng State Lord shook his head.

Actually he also somewhat suspected Chi Yan Venerable; Chi Yan Venerable's attitude toward Zhou Yu was subtle, but they could also sense it.

Perhaps the demon tribe over there discovered my identity." Zhou Yu spoke at this time: "No matter what, the fact has already happened; thinking more is useless.

Domain Realm Venerable, what do you plan to do?" the Cloud Wind Monarch asked.

Haha, want to kill me and seize the treasure? Not that easy; I naturally have a countermeasure." Zhou Yu smiled and spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned, feeling that Zhou Yu was being overconfident.

Domain Realm Venerable, since you're confident, then send me out; I don't want to accompany you and be hunted." Crimson Flame Venerable suddenly said.

Zhou Yu nodded; this was indeed a wise choice.

He then directly moved his thought, sending Crimson Flame Venerable out of the Nine Dragon Hall.

At this moment, the Five Light Venerable and Nightmare Emperor, who were closely pursuing from behind, although they noticed Crimson Flame Venerable, they could not possibly stop to waste time dealing with him.

Hmph, hope you really can escape." Crimson Flame Venerable gave a cold laugh and then swiftly flew away from the spot.

And inside the Nine Dragon Hall, Zhou Yu also asked Ink Wind Venerable and the others whether they wanted to leave; even if the Cloud Wind Monarch left now, there should not be too much risk.

Zhou Yu's appeal is certainly higher than that of the Cloud Wind Monarch; moreover, even if the Five Light Venerable were willing to continue hunting the Cloud Wind Monarch, the Nightmare Emperor would not agree.

However, the Cloud Wind Monarch and his companions were not in a hurry to leave, whether out of personal feelings or face; leaving just like that would really be inappropriate.

Only Crimson Flame Venerable could not care less and simply left.

And those few who chose to stay, Zhou Yu didn't say more; after all, staying inside the High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure Nine Dragon Hall, safety could still be assured.

As Zhou Yu said, this news spread not only among humans and demons, but also among the insect tribe, machine tribe, and even other races in the universe.

Of course, it mainly spread among the four major peak clans; many other clans in the universe are quite remote, so the spread of the news is slow.

As this news spread, quickly a team of strong cultivators formed and rushed swiftly toward the Abyssal Black Prison.

Such a favorable opportunity of timing, location, and harmony, they did not want to miss.

On the human side, soon a strong cultivator reported the news to the Human Universe Lord, after all it might involve a High-grade Spirit Supreme Treasure; if it were truly lost, that would be a great loss.

But the Human Universe Lords all knew Zhou Yu's true strength, so they naturally didn't care about this news.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye nearly a year had gone by.

Boom—

The demon tribe's Star Splendor Venerable finally arrived; he deployed his top-tier domain treasure, the "Star Stream Mirror," forming a domain to impede Zhou Yu's Nine Dragon Hall's speed, hoping to cooperate with the Nightmare Emperor behind to suppress Zhou Yu's palace.

But at the critical moment, the power erupting from the Nine Dragon Hall suddenly surged greatly, firmly withstanding the Star Splendor Venerable's domain and escaping.

He must have burned his divine body; he can't hold out long, chase!" The Star Splendor Venerable and Nightmare Emperor naturally would not easily give up.

However, at this moment, Ink Wind Venerable and the others inside the Nine Dragon Hall naturally knew Zhou Yu had not burned his divine body, so they forcibly drove the Nine Dragon Hall to charge out wildly.

Zhou Yu, could this palace treasure of yours be a Supreme Treasure?" Ink Wind Venerable couldn't help but ask.

It is a High-grade Supreme Treasure." Zhou Yu smiled.

A High-grade Supreme Treasure? Or is it palace-type?

The three were shocked; Zhou Yu possessing a High-grade Spirit Supreme Treasure was still just a legend, and although various facts indicated it might be true, after all no one had ever seen one.

But this palace Supreme Treasure, they had indeed been staying inside it for nearly a year.

I've heard the demon tribe's Heavenly Wolf Lord, relying on the High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure "Heavenly Wolf Palace," can roam the universe; I now find myself actually inside another High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure?" Nine Sword Venerable said somewhat incredulously.

No, if it is a High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure, it should have long since shaken off the Nightmare Emperor and Five Light Venerable, right?" the Cloud Wind Monarch suddenly asked.

I naturally let them follow me on purpose." Zhou Yu said; the three heard this and were stunned, but they also realized the matter was not simple.

Could it be that you are also the one spreading the news?" Nine Sword Venerable suddenly asked.

Yes, it's me." Zhou Yu admitted directly at this time, saying: "Extra words, you three don't need to ask; you'll know naturally when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, the three could only nod; they were all curious what could make Zhou Yu act so wildly.

And not long after the Star Splendor Venerable arrived, he encountered a second team.

This is also a team from the monster race, consisting of three cosmic overlords.

Although they couldn't pinpoint Zhou Yu's location as precisely as Ehuang and the others could, relying on information transmitted by the few Venerables previously driven out by Ehuang, they could still determine the approximate location.

Previously, they had been within a few hundred million kilometers nearby; when Ehuang and the other took action, the resulting fluctuations allowed them to rush over quickly.

This second team, naturally, could do nothing against the Nine Dragon Hall either.

However, although they could not deal with it for the time being, they likewise believed that Zhou Yu had burned his divine power and definitely could not keep it up.

Afterward, a third team also arrived; this was a team from the machine race, and they had simply been lucky.

After entering the Black Prison Abyss and advancing by feel, when the two monster race teams previously made their move, they happened to be nearby, so they could arrive in time.

"Is that Tianyang Venerable?" Zhou Yu then noticed a bald figure with eight arms in the machine race team, and behind them was a pair of black wings.

"One-sixth of the Chaos Golden Wings is on him." Zhou Yu thought.

This truly is an unexpected gain.

However, Zhou Yu didn't rush to do anything either; instead, he continued to control the Nine Dragon Hall to flee.

As time passed, Zhou Yu kept encountering wave after wave of teams formed by powerful beings; he kept escaping them, which also made some people sense that something was off.

Like Ehuang's team and Xinghua Venerable's team, after they caught up with Zhou Yu for the second time, they took to heart the lesson of their previous failure, and without hesitation they burned their divine bodies to activate treasures, yet Zhou Yu still managed to escape.

"Could his palace treasure be a supreme treasure?" Ehuang felt strange.

"Not necessarily a supreme treasure; it might be a palace close to a supreme treasure." Xinghua Venerable said:

"We underestimated this Domain Venerable; we should join forces with Quhu and them."

"Good!"

Ehuang thought it over and agreed; this way they would have five overlord-level beings, and they wouldn't believe they couldn't stop the opponent.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye a month had gone by.

During that month, Zhou Yu encountered as many as nineteen teams, some consisting of several cosmic overlords, others consisting of large numbers of high-ranking cosmic venerables.

"With a month's time, it's enough for the nearby teams to catch up." Zhou Yu pondered.

Although he had actively sent out messages, he could not actively reveal his own position, for that would be too obvious; anyone with a brain could sense something was off.

Therefore, among the large numbers of cosmic venerables who had entered the Black Prison Abyss, only a portion happened to be near him at this time, and a month's time was enough for those nearby venerables to arrive.

And Zhou Yu time and again managed to escape the encirclements; if dragged on too long, soon the strong might give up, and Zhou Yu didn't want all the people he had painstakingly attracted over such a long period to run away.

And while Zhou Yu was thinking, at a place extremely far from the Nine Dragon Hall, a figure clad in golden armor was flying swiftly over.

Unlike other powerful beings who came in teams, this powerful being came alone.

"Finally I have found you."

That golden-armored figure, at this moment, with a thought, suddenly——

Boom—

The surrounding endless spacetime instantly became incredibly heavy, and the flight speed of the Nine Dragon Hall instantly slowed down.

"Is this... control of spacetime?"

"It's a Universe Master!!"

Inside the Nine Dragon Hall, the faces of Mo Feng Venerable and the two others instantly changed.

They instantly realized that Zhou Yu had overreached; this time he had not only attracted a crowd of cosmic venerables, but had actually attracted a Universe Master.

The key point is, within this Black Prison Abyss, even calling for help is difficult.

Even if the Lord of Chaos City were to rush over, it would still take considerable time.

"A Universe Master?"

"A Universe Master!!"

The remaining teams in pursuit all instinctively halted, for the gap between an ordinary cosmic venerable and a Universe Master is too great; even a cosmic overlord is no match in the hands of a Universe Master.

At this moment, the only one still relatively calm was Zhou Yu.

"He even hooked a big fish." Zhou Yu thought, and he also moved with a thought.

Swish!

A towering figure about a thousand kilometers high first appeared inside the Nine Dragon Hall, and then, with a swish, appeared in the outside world.

Boom—

In an instant, the spacetime that had been controlled by that golden-armored figure began to shake.

"What? Another Universe Master?"

"It's the Seven Star Master who just joined the Hong Alliance!!"

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Among the cosmic venerables who had been pursuing Zhou Yu, someone recognized the identity of that towering figure, and at the same time they suddenly felt a chill.

That Seven Star Master clearly came out of that palace treasure, which means that during this time they have been hunting a Universe Master?

And at this moment, the golden-armored figure that had been shooting forward rapidly also came to a stop; looking at Zhou Yu's thousand-kilometer-tall gourd clone, his heart gave a slight jolt.

For a Universe Master, being a thousand kilometers tall is already quite impressive.

Like this golden-armored figure, even if it manifested its full divine body, it would be only about a hundred kilometers.

"Seven Star Master? You're really shameless, actually sticking by a petty cosmic venerable's side." the golden-armored figure said coldly.

"It's merely one of my avatars." Zhou Yu's Seven Star avatar said with a light smile:

"Moreover, no matter how shameless I am, I'm still better than you, a dignified Universe Master, robbing a mere cosmic venerable."

"Moreover, you dare to act but not to own up? Dare you not reveal your identity?" Zhou Yu's Seven Star avatar sneered.

That golden-armored figure was clearly hiding his identity, to the extent that Zhou Yu couldn't even recognize him.

Any Universe Master has enormous fame; unless, like Zhou Yu's mortal avatar, they had broken through but remained hidden, it would be impossible not to recognize them.

The only way to make someone unrecognizable is to hide their identity.

I can't be bothered to talk more with you. The golden-armored figure gave a cold snort and was about to leave.

He understood that since the Seven Star Lord was here, he definitely couldn't gain anything this time, so he naturally would withdraw.

But at this moment—

Boom!

A terrifying power suddenly erupted.

"You just want to leave?"

Zhou Yu's Seven Star Clone gave a low shout, and he directly threw a punch.

This punch he didn't use full strength, but it also contained his created ultimate secret technique of the Universe Lord—Spacetime Calamity.

The Universe Lord's strength can roughly be divided into five stages.

Two-thousand-fold gene-layer base power plus the Universe Lord's Ultimate Secret Technique—this is also a move capable of reaching second-stage power.

In an instant, it made the golden-armored figure's expression change by three parts.

He turned and burst forth with a blocking move, but was directly blasted away.

"Damn it, don't force me."

The Universe Lord growled low, he didn't want to unleash the secret technique, for that would expose his identity; but if he didn't unleash it, his clone's gene level wasn't high enough, so he could only be ravaged.

Zhou Yu, however, didn't say more; his Seven Star Clone suddenly had a black divine sword appear in its hand.

This was a top-tier offensive treasure he exchanged for his Seven Star Clone.

"Spacetime Annihilation!"

Zhou Yu swung his sword, and instantly the surrounding spacetime was crushed to powder; the terrifying suppression within the Black Prison Abyss was shattered.

This sword contained some kind of dark energy, causing the golden-armored figure's complexion to change.

Although this move "Spacetime Annihilation" is likewise just the Universe Lord's Ultimate Secret Technique, in power it is even stronger than the previous one; moreover, Zhou Yu also employed a top-tier treasure divine sword.

That Universe Lord finally had no choice but to act; his move erupted, and instantly an incomparably brilliant golden light burst forth from him as the center.

"They've started fighting?"

In the distance, each Universe Venerable and Universe Overlord watching this scene felt delighted in their hearts.

They had already realized that since the Seven Star Lord appeared from the temple of the Domain Venerable, this affair was most likely a trap.

But now the Seven Star Lord is fighting another Universe Lord, so their opportunity naturally arrived.

"Go! Hurry up and go!"

Each Universe Venerable and Universe Overlord turned without hesitation, causing Zhou Yu's ordinary-person clone, who had been watching them, to involuntarily shake its head.

"Want to leave now? Isn't it a bit late?"

At this moment inside the Nine Dragon Hall, Zhou Yu's ordinary-person clone rose to its feet, amid the bewildered gazes of Mo Feng Venerable and the three others.

Rumble!

A vast divine power suddenly burst forth.

(End of chapter)